Sylvania Electrical Supplies - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

I do not believe there is a substitute. You may be able to find a used breaker or restored at Superbreaker.com

Look for your area a wholesaler that only deals with circuit breakers

You are allowed to use only the breaker brands listed on the cover panel.

Yes, it is fine to put two wires on the output of a circuit breaker, but the wire sizes should each be suitable for the breaker size. That is, don't use two 14 Ga wires on a 20 Amp breaker assuming they will share the load. Each wire must be suitable for the full load the breaker will allow.

Circuit breakers trip when then get hot.
They get hot when the line draws too many amps.
If breaker does not trip, then line overheats and causes a fire.

So tripping breaker warns that too many watts are being used.

Best solution is to run additional circuit into bedroom.
Another solution is to run extension cord from another room and plug one big item onto that cord.
I had same problem in a house we rented.
I pulled back carpet in corner and drilled a hole into basement, and then brought extension cord up from below. When we moved, the carpet went back down.

If you are qualified to work on circuit breakers inside the main box, you can move wire to another same-size circuit breaker to see if breaker is faulty. Do NOT put that wire on a larger amp breaker.
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There are only a few that will not which include SQD- QO & QOB, although SQ D has the homeline that would fit the panel. other brands include GE, Murray, and ITE. There may be listing issues that have to be considered,since UL may not have tested these with the Sylvania panels.

sounds to me that the breaker is getting weak,try replacing breaker with new one,if it still trips then you have electrical problem in a circuit.

Most likely not.Heating equipment circuit breakers have to be calculated at 100% of the load continuous. That would mean the circuit breaker would have to be rated at 45amps continuous. Most breakers are not. Most breakers are rated at 80% of their rating for continuous loads. So if you installed a 60 amp circuit, 80% of 60 = 48 amps. This would fit your requirement. That would be a 60amp breaker, with #6 cu conductors.

Yes it is OK, Your gfi's are real sensitive, anything can trip them off, a florescent light will trip them off. Anything not grounded in the circuit will cause it to trip. Take care of that later or don't use it. The 40 amps, I would just forget about the stove for now, get the ac going, cook in the microwave. But swapping the breaker is no big deal. Hope this helps.

The lights may all be on the same circuit, but are they all connected to the GFCI (as in if you hit the test button do all the lights go off with the GFCI)? If so that's ok, but not really necessary. The places you see lights connected to GFCI's are in bathroom lighting where there is a built in receptacle in the light that can be used by someone. If it is only a light I see no reason for it to be connected, which brings me to my last point. If the lights are not connected to the GFCI the GFCI may still be drawing current from the circuit. A GFCI is a device that protects a person using anything plugged into it by sensing a rise in current. Many times a GFCI can be faulty or ultra senstive, where even the smallest amount of current can trip it. Replace your GFCI and the problem should fix itself. Just make sure to connect nothing to the side taped with yellow tape (the load side) if nothing was connected to the load side before (the lights would be connected here if they were before).

YES, this is true! Overloaded to what degree? Sometimes, a 20 amp circuit breaker can handle an amp, two, or a few more before tripping. This happens for a number of reasons, but for the most part - they're designed to handle a little bit more than their stated (eg. 20 or 30 amp) amperage. The electrical code states that overload protection (cir. brkr's) should not exceed 80% of their load. So on a 20 amp breaker, you shouldn't exceed 16 amps - and on a 30 amp breaker, it shouldn't exceed 24 amps. I hope this is what you were looking for. If not, feel free to contact me again and I will provide you with more information. Good Luck!

You have a ground fault on one of them. Disconnect the fixtures one at a time until the rcd (gfci) does not trip. then replace or repair the bad one.

There are literally dozens of brand options on the market. All are to specified standards. Contact any electrical supplier to obtain one for your system.

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this is a tough one to solve.... outdoors is a harsh environment and bulbs often don't last long. Several things lead to premature failure. One is the fixture is getting too hot , use lower wattage bulb. Two - do the math if the bulb is on 8 -10 hours a nite..... doesn't take many days to kill it. not sure about those average hour life ratings. try using those flourescent bulbs those last a long time and use less juice.

There are companies that specialize in used / obsolete electrical distribution equipment. Larger areas may also have "brick and mortar" stores to shop. If no such store exists near you, try googling "used GTE cicuit breaker" When I did I got a bunch of results including this one:

http://www.allbreakers.com/Products/

I hope this helps!

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espero que esta te ayuda,
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